Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point–Valley-Hi Eagle Lake, 6 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 1,421 ft · 3 hr 59 min
Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point–Valley-Hi Eagle Lake, 6 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Shortys Place, PA. The route passes Valley-Hi Eagle Lake before reaching Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 1,421 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point–Valley-Hi Eagle Lake, 6 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 1,421 ft · 3 hr 59 min
Elevation 1,169–1,978 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Snow Field Trail · 40.05067, -78.14930
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
- Start on Snow Field Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Old Mule Path, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Red Bank trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pike 2 Bike, heading SW.
- 0.7 miPass Valley-Hi Eagle Lake.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rays Hill Tunnel, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Rays Hill Tunnel Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pike 2 Bike, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Red Bank trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Mule Path, heading NE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Snow Field Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~127 min). Leave by 5:11 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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